Planning and Allocation Lead, Perishables

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The Planning & Allocation Lead supports the Planning & Allocation Manager that is aligned with a Merchandising DMM and/or Category Director .   The Lead will be responsible for select categories and/ or specific P&A activit ies to support the business .   The Planning & Allocation Lead will assist in lead ing the team of Merchandise Planners and Allocation Analysts who work to ensure the overall Member experience by overseeing that the right amount of product flows to the right Clubs at the right time to maximize sales and minimize inventory investment.

Develop annual bottom-up merchandise plans that deliver company sales, margin, and inventory goal s.   ​ Lead all financial forecasting within categories using data-driven analytics, trend insights, and business intelligence to project future results. Partners with cross-functional team on inputs to forecast and shares output with team to drive alignment. Understands implications of trend to each metric and is able to guide teammates on actions to improve results.   Lead and manage end-to-end omni channel inventory management.   Pre-season: collaborate with merchants in developing tailored product assortment inventory needs that support sales trends and customer preference in each store including assortment frameworks , sku productivity, flow plans, ideal depth.   In Season: support milestone meetings by providing assessments to sales that result in actions to support the business: weekly team meetings, OTB, financial forecasts. End of Life :  ensure exit strategies are assigned and executed .    L ead and m anage end-to-end allocation process.   Optimize inventory flow timing across all channels.   Develop allocation processes across the product life cycle that ladder up to retail merchandise sales and inventory plans.   Understand store profiles/tiers and build assortment allocation strategies with merchandising.   Adjust allocation strategies in-season where needed and provide appropriate and timely direction to react to member and business needs.   Clearly and concisely communicate business performance to business leads and cross functional partners.   Coach and train a team of Merchandise Planners and Allocation Analysts .  Foster a strong customer service environment to improve efficiencies for the DC network and Clubs.   Develop new and enhanced business processes to drive the